Health commissioner: Man tests positive for mosquito-borne illness; 1st human case in state in 6 years
Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli announced at Wednesday’s COVID-19 briefing that a Sussex County man has tested positive for the Jamestown Canyon virus.
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Jun 24, 2021, 10:03 AM
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2h agoHealth Commissioner Judith Persichilli announced at Wednesday’s
COVID-19 briefing that a Sussex County man has tested positive for the Jamestown
Canyon virus.
The virus is New Jersey's
first human case of the mosquito-borne illness in six years.
According to health
officials, the man, who is in his 60s, developed a fever and neurological
problems last month.
The last case in 2015 was
also a man who lived in Sussex County.
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